-Caveat Lector- from: http://www.goldentrianglepark.org/?MarshaCode=BUHRO Click Here: <A HREF="http://www.goldentrianglepark.org/?MarshaCode=BUHRO"> Hall of Opium [Golden Triangle]</A> ----- In 1988, Her Royal Highness Princess Srinagarindra the Princess Mother, late mother of His Majesty the King of Thailand, initiated the Doi Tung Development Project in the northernmost point of Thailand. This project aimed to rehabilitate the forests and the lives of people living in the heart of the Golden Triangle in Thailand, ending their dependence on opium growing and use. A few years later, Her Royal Highness initiated a project to help educate people on the history of opium in the Golden Triangle and throughout the world, and to build their commitment to join the fight against illegal drugs. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ It is important to make people aware that narcotics and other illegal drugs are a problem not just for the countries and people of the Golden Triangle but for societies and people throughout the world. The social, economic and physical costs of drug abuse, of the crime and corruption that surround it and the efforts to control it, have major impact on all levels of society, from individuals and their families, to their local communities, and their countries. The result of this initiative is the Hall of Opium in the Golden Triangle Park, scheduled to open in the year 2001. When fully complete, it will combine a museum on the history of opium and the impacts of illegal drugs, with an information center for research and extension education on opium, opiates, and other narcotics. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Location. The Golden Triangle usually means the vast area of three countries - Laos, Myanmar, and Thailand - where opium has been grown, processed to heroin, and smuggled out. But the Golden Triangle also refers to the point where these three countries meet, where the Sok Ruak tributary flows into the mighty Mekhong River. Every year hundreds of thousands of tourists come to this site simply because of its name and association with opium. The Hall of Opium is currently being built near this site, 10 kilometers north of Chiang Saen in Chiang Rai Province, Thailand, on a plot of about 40 hectares. The site will incorporate the exhibition and information center of the Opium Museum Hall within the landscape of the Golden Triangle Park. The total size of the exhibition area will be about 5,600 square meters. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Objectives. To educate people on the history of opium in the Golden Triangle and throughout the world. To build their commitment to join the fight against illegal drugs. To build awareness that narcotics and illegal drugs are "not just a problem of the countries of the Golden Triangle but for countries and people throughout the world." ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The Tourism Authority of Thailand joined the Mae Fah Luang Foundation in preparing the Golden Triangle Park and the Hall of Opium. Funding for initial construction has been provided through a loan from Overseas Economic Cooperation Fund of the Japanese Government to the Tourism Authority of Thailand. 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